Scott Jacobs - Live Music and DJ Services

About

Scott Jacobs is an event musician based out of Vancouver, Canada. He is a singer-songwriter who has performed at hundreds of weddings over the years with his signature sound of acoustic guitar, piano and vocals. He has traveled the world with his music, first studying music at Vancouver Island University, then performing on cruise ships for a number of years, recording three studio albums, touring across Australia, and even having his original songs played on the radio.

Services Offered

Scott can be booked as a solo performer, using just his voice, his guitar and a keyboard to entertain wedding parties. His repertoire can be custom fit to the couples tastes as it spans all the way back to the Elvis, Sinatra, and Beatles hits of the 50's and 60's, up to the pop music of today, and everything in between.

If the clients are looking for a bigger sound, Scott can also perform in a band arrangement as a duo or a trio and get the guests out of their seats and dancing. Scott provides all of his own equipment for events, including lights, sound equipment, and microphones that can also be used for speeches.

Other Services

For the ultimate event package, Scott's live music offerings can be combined with him also offering DJ services.

In this scenario, Scott is often booked as a live performer for the start of the event or wedding, and then transitions into DJ'ing the reception, and keeping the dance floor rocking all night. This is an ideal setup for when couples are looking to simplify their entertainment booking process and just hire one professional who can take care of everything.

Lastly Scott is willing to learn new songs for weddings and events, which means he'd be able to perform a song that is unique and special to the couple.

Scott Jacobs’ music has taken him around the world, from playing festival gigs in Australia, singing in cruise ship lounges in Bora Bora, to even busking on the streets of his hometown of Vancouver. It all had begun with a gift from his grandfather.

Music has always been a part of my family, my upbringing, and now a huge part of my identity. At the early age of 11, my grandfather gave me the best gift any kid could ask for: A 1941 “National New Yorker” Archtop Electric Guitar. The guitar was played endlessly by my grandfather, an accomplished jazz musician. An unlucky accident however would take away his use of two fingers on his left hand, and his music career came to a premature end. Decades later, upon seeing my curiosity and love for music, he knew the guitar wouldn’t go unplayed any longer. The second I plugged in that guitar and strummed my first chord, I was hooked. To put it simply, I create music and art because it’s my favorite thing on the planet, and the only thing that makes sense to me.

I left my hometown at the age of 18, with no doubt in my mind that music is what I was born to do. I studied music at VIU for a year, then a week after my 19th birthday, was on the other side of the world, living on a ship, and working as a musician for a cruise line. I would go on to perform for various cruise lines for a few years, during this time performing as a guitarist, and as a pianist. Although these early gigs would wet my appetite for performing, and prepare me for life as a traveling musician, I quickly realized this is not what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to return to my first love: Songwriting.

I returned to Vancouver Island and began a career as a solo original folk musician, all while completing my diploma in Jazz performance from VIU. In 2019 I recorded my first studio album, entitled “All of Your Everything”. Co-produced with Tom Dobrzanski of the Zolas, the album was a collection of 10 original songs about the experiences of a musician on the road. The single from the album, “Indiana” went on to being played 47 times in its first week on Vancouver commercial radio.

In November of 2018, I took my career international and flew to Sydney, Australia. I began performing there daily for 8 months, promoting my CD to a brand new audience and building an international following. I would return to Vancouver in mid 2019, jumping straight back into a summer full of outdoor gigs.

In the beginning of 2020 I recorded my sophomore album, entitled “Blue Electric Lights”. Despite a difficult year for musicians in 2020, I was still able to play a few hundred small outdoor gigs in the summer of 2020. Things picked up again in 2021 as Covid restrictions in BC were eased, and I was able to play another few hundred outdoor shows around Vancouver, Vancouver Island and Whistler in 2021. Currently I’ve been spending a lot of time during the pandemic writing new music, and going forward I hope to get the chance to record these new songs.